US2352059A - Treatment of hydrocarbons - Google Patents
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- 229930195733 hydrocarbon Natural products 0.000 title description 9
- 150000002430 hydrocarbons Chemical class 0.000 title description 9
- 239000000446 fuel Substances 0.000 description 11
- 239000003054 catalyst Substances 0.000 description 9
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 description 9
- NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Sulfur Chemical class [S] NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 7
- 239000005864 Sulphur Substances 0.000 description 6
- RWSOTUBLDIXVET-UHFFFAOYSA-N Dihydrogen sulfide Chemical class S RWSOTUBLDIXVET-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
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- 239000003921 oil Substances 0.000 description 4
- CDBYLPFSWZWCQE-UHFFFAOYSA-L Sodium Carbonate Chemical compound [Na+].[Na+].[O-]C([O-])=O CDBYLPFSWZWCQE-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 3
- 230000003197 catalytic effect Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000002407 reforming Methods 0.000 description 3
- ODINCKMPIJJUCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Calcium oxide Chemical compound [Ca]=O ODINCKMPIJJUCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000004215 Carbon black (E152) Substances 0.000 description 2
- CPLXHLVBOLITMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Magnesium oxide Chemical compound [Mg]=O CPLXHLVBOLITMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 241000923606 Schistes Species 0.000 description 2
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicium dioxide Chemical compound O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 238000006555 catalytic reaction Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000003009 desulfurizing effect Effects 0.000 description 2
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- 238000003379 elimination reaction Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000006872 improvement Effects 0.000 description 2
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- 239000003208 petroleum Substances 0.000 description 2
- MRMOZBOQVYRSEM-UHFFFAOYSA-N tetraethyllead Chemical compound CC[Pb](CC)(CC)CC MRMOZBOQVYRSEM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- ZOKXTWBITQBERF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Molybdenum Chemical compound [Mo] ZOKXTWBITQBERF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 230000009471 action Effects 0.000 description 1
- 125000001931 aliphatic group Chemical group 0.000 description 1
- PNEYBMLMFCGWSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium oxide Inorganic materials [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Al+3].[Al+3] PNEYBMLMFCGWSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 125000003118 aryl group Chemical group 0.000 description 1
- 229910052793 cadmium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- BDOSMKKIYDKNTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N cadmium atom Chemical compound [Cd] BDOSMKKIYDKNTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000000292 calcium oxide Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000012255 calcium oxide Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000003610 charcoal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000011248 coating agent Substances 0.000 description 1
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- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000007791 liquid phase Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000395 magnesium oxide Substances 0.000 description 1
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- 229910052750 molybdenum Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011733 molybdenum Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000007935 neutral effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000007670 refining Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000008929 regeneration Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000011069 regeneration method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000001105 regulatory effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000000741 silica gel Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910002027 silica gel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 150000004760 silicates Chemical class 0.000 description 1
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- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 1
- XCUPBHGRVHYPQC-UHFFFAOYSA-N sulfanylidenetungsten Chemical compound [W]=S XCUPBHGRVHYPQC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 150000004763 sulfides Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 230000009466 transformation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000012808 vapor phase Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000008016 vaporization Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000005406 washing Methods 0.000 description 1
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G35/00—Reforming naphtha
- C10G35/04—Catalytic reforming
- C10G35/06—Catalytic reforming characterised by the catalyst used
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- the object of the present invention is an improvement in the treatment of hydrocarbons in order to increase their anti-knock properties, by subjecting them to a catalytic desulfurizing and reforming in the presence of sulphur derivatives.
- the reaction on which the process is based is the transformation of organic combinations of sulphur by heat, in the zone of 300 to 500 C., in the presence of suitable catalysts and in contact with the fuel to be treated.
- the catalyst used may be cadmium, molybdenum, tungsten sulphide, natural or activated clayey earths, alumina, magnesia, quick-lime, silica gel, pumice-stone, kieselguhr, active charcoal, alkaline-earth silicates or mixtures of these substances.
- the sulphuretted molecules required for the foregoing reactions may be'molecules that exist naturally in the products to be treated; use may also be made of artificially prepared sulphuretted molecules or of molecules that exist naturally in some sulphuretted products other than liquid hydrocarbon fuels (oils of sulphurized schists, residues of washing or refining processes, suitable fractions of sulphurized petroleums, etc.) Motor fuels which are naturally sulphurized may there fore be enriched in organic sulphur in order to make them capable of being subjected to a more eflicient treatment; on the other hand, unsuiphurized motor fuels may also be treated after the addition of suitable quantities of sulphuretted products.
- reaction may be written:
- the treatment for carrying out the present process may be effected in the vapor phase or in the liquid phase, at atmospheric pressure or under pressure.
- Example I The product to be treated may be obtained for example from a crude Irak petroleum which is rich in sulphuretted organic combinations or, on the contrary, from a crude Texas petroleum to which 5 to 6% of sulphurized schist oils have beenadded.
- the product which has been completely vaporized in a' suitable still, is introduced at atmospheric pressure into a chamber filled with catalyst.
- This catalyst is raised to a temperature between 350 and 450 C. but which is so regulated as to obtain the best reaction while producing the minimum quantity of gas. With a suitable adjustment, said gas can be limited to the sulphuretted hydrogen produced by the reaction and the losses are therefore reduced to a minimum.
- Example II The motor fuel to be treated, which has previously been enriched in sulphuretted organic combinations, is heated in a closed vessel; the pressure which is set up in the vessel is obviously proportional to the temperature obtained. Th operation may be discontinuous or continuous, the product circulating in the latter case under the eflect of suitably arranged pumps. In any case, the product which has been raised to the reaction temperature is placed in the presence of similar catalysts to those referred to above.
- the products obtained by means of the treatment which is the object of the present invention contain practically no sulphur. They show considerably improved anti-knock properties and a very satisfactory susceptibility to tetraethyl lead.
- I claimr A process of producing motor fuels of high antlknock value by a desulfurizing and reforming action, which comprises completely vaporizing a light hydrocarbon oil containing from about 5 to 6 per cent of an added sulfurized schist oil, passing said vapors in contact with a reforming catalyst at a temperature within the range of about 300 to 500 C. and recovering a desulfurized and reformed motor fuel of .high anti-knock value.
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Description
Patented June 20, 1944 TREATMENT OF HYDROCARBONS Paul Woog, Paris, France; vested in; the Alien Property Custodian No Drawing. Application April 19, 1940, Serial No. 330,613. In France May 6, 1939 1 Claim.
The object of the present invention is an improvement in the treatment of hydrocarbons in order to increase their anti-knock properties, by subjecting them to a catalytic desulfurizing and reforming in the presence of sulphur derivatives.
The reaction on which the process is based is the transformation of organic combinations of sulphur by heat, in the zone of 300 to 500 C., in the presence of suitable catalysts and in contact with the fuel to be treated.
The catalyst used may be cadmium, molybdenum, tungsten sulphide, natural or activated clayey earths, alumina, magnesia, quick-lime, silica gel, pumice-stone, kieselguhr, active charcoal, alkaline-earth silicates or mixtures of these substances.
The sulphuretted molecules required for the foregoing reactions (neutral sulphides, mercaptans, etc. etc.) may be'molecules that exist naturally in the products to be treated; use may also be made of artificially prepared sulphuretted molecules or of molecules that exist naturally in some sulphuretted products other than liquid hydrocarbon fuels (oils of sulphurized schists, residues of washing or refining processes, suitable fractions of sulphurized petroleums, etc.) Motor fuels which are naturally sulphurized may there fore be enriched in organic sulphur in order to make them capable of being subjected to a more eflicient treatment; on the other hand, unsuiphurized motor fuels may also be treated after the addition of suitable quantities of sulphuretted products.
The elimination of the sulphur, which is effected in the form of sulphuretted hydrogen should lead to the presence of free valences which are capable of reacting and of uniting with other molecules which are substituted for the sulphur.
By way of example, the reaction may be written:
In these equations, it is the member CnH2n which is capable of uniting with other molecules, thereby converting the aliphatic, aromatic or cyclo paraflins into branched or substituted hydrocarbons.
It is known that branched hydrocarbons generally possess more marked anti-knock properties than unbranched hydrocarbons.
It is possible, moreover, that independently of the branching phenomena, the sulphuretted organic molecules produce, owing to the elimination of the sulphur, hydrocarbons which per se improve the average anti-knock properties of the motor fuel.
The treatment for carrying out the present process may be effected in the vapor phase or in the liquid phase, at atmospheric pressure or under pressure.
It is not outside the scope of the invention to apply the process with the known catalytic treatment apparatus and with the improvements made in catalytic treatment during the last few years.
Example I,--The product to be treated may be obtained for example from a crude Irak petroleum which is rich in sulphuretted organic combinations or, on the contrary, from a crude Texas petroleum to which 5 to 6% of sulphurized schist oils have beenadded.
The product, which has been completely vaporized in a' suitable still, is introduced at atmospheric pressure into a chamber filled with catalyst.
This catalyst is raised to a temperature between 350 and 450 C. but which is so regulated as to obtain the best reaction while producing the minimum quantity of gas. With a suitable adjustment, said gas can be limited to the sulphuretted hydrogen produced by the reaction and the losses are therefore reduced to a minimum. In certain cases, it is advantageous to supply to the catalysis furnace a certain quantity of steam at the same time as the motor fuel vapors. As they issue from the catalysis furnace, the vapors are condensed, the motor fuel is optionally separated from the water, then washed with soda in order to remove the dissolved sulphuretted hydrogen. A treatment with plumbite of soda, for example, is not necessary.
It has been observed that during the operation of the catalysts the same have a tendency to become covered with a more or less substantial carbon deposit which decreases th efiiciency. This deposit therefore impairs the reactions and, after some time, the catalysts have to be changed or regenerated. This regeneration may be effected by passing a current of air or steam over the worn out catalysts, care being taken to raise the temperature sufllciently to enable the reactions that destroy the carbon coating to take place.
Example II.-The motor fuel to be treated, which has previously been enriched in sulphuretted organic combinations, is heated in a closed vessel; the pressure which is set up in the vessel is obviously proportional to the temperature obtained. Th operation may be discontinuous or continuous, the product circulating in the latter case under the eflect of suitably arranged pumps. In any case, the product which has been raised to the reaction temperature is placed in the presence of similar catalysts to those referred to above.
A When it issues from the reaction chamber, the motor fuel is washed with soda in order to remove the dissolved sulphuretted hydrogen.
The products obtained by means of the treatment which is the object of the present invention contain practically no sulphur. They show considerably improved anti-knock properties and a very satisfactory susceptibility to tetraethyl lead.
While there has been described what is at present considered to be the preferred embodiments of this invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the invention, and it is, therefore, aimed in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
I claimr A process of producing motor fuels of high antlknock value by a desulfurizing and reforming action, which comprises completely vaporizing a light hydrocarbon oil containing from about 5 to 6 per cent of an added sulfurized schist oil, passing said vapors in contact with a reforming catalyst at a temperature within the range of about 300 to 500 C. and recovering a desulfurized and reformed motor fuel of .high anti-knock value.
PAUL WOOG.
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Cited By (7)
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US2530701A (en) * | 1948-06-15 | 1950-11-21 | Shell Dev | Production of desulfurized gasoline |
US2574451A (en) * | 1949-05-09 | 1951-11-06 | Anglo Iranian Oil Co Ltd | Catalytic desulfurization of petroleum hydrocarbons |
US2691623A (en) * | 1950-10-17 | 1954-10-12 | Union Oil Co | Hydrocarbon conversion process |
US2883437A (en) * | 1958-04-10 | 1959-04-21 | Shell Dev | Alkylation process |
US2883440A (en) * | 1957-05-21 | 1959-04-21 | Shell Dev | Alkylation process |
US2883439A (en) * | 1957-05-21 | 1959-04-21 | Shell Dev | Alkylation process |
US3113921A (en) * | 1960-08-17 | 1963-12-10 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Combined hydrocarbon conversion and refining process |
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Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2530701A (en) * | 1948-06-15 | 1950-11-21 | Shell Dev | Production of desulfurized gasoline |
US2574451A (en) * | 1949-05-09 | 1951-11-06 | Anglo Iranian Oil Co Ltd | Catalytic desulfurization of petroleum hydrocarbons |
US2691623A (en) * | 1950-10-17 | 1954-10-12 | Union Oil Co | Hydrocarbon conversion process |
US2883440A (en) * | 1957-05-21 | 1959-04-21 | Shell Dev | Alkylation process |
US2883439A (en) * | 1957-05-21 | 1959-04-21 | Shell Dev | Alkylation process |
US2883437A (en) * | 1958-04-10 | 1959-04-21 | Shell Dev | Alkylation process |
US3113921A (en) * | 1960-08-17 | 1963-12-10 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Combined hydrocarbon conversion and refining process |
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